REAL vs SPOK Comparison

The RealReal is the largest pure-play luxury resale platform in the US, generating $1.8 billion in 2024 gross merchandise volume and addressing a niche (personal luxury resale) that had previously been serviced by inefficient upscale boutiques and local pawn shops. The company generates revenue via consignment and first-party sales on its online marketplace, and through a small volume of direct sales. With a hands-on approach that actively sources inventory and authenticates every item on its platform, The RealReal is able to justify much higher take rates than peers, working out to roughly 36% of net merchandise value in 2024, which excludes returns, cancellations, and first-party sales.

Spok Holdings Inc is a provider of healthcare communications. The company delivers clinical communication and collaboration solutions to help protect the health, well-being, and safety of people in the United States and abroad, on a limited basis, in Europe, Canada, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East. The company develops, sells, and supports enterprise-wide systems principally for healthcare and other organizations needing to automate, centralize, and standardize their approach to clinical and critical communications. The company offers its services and products to three market segments: healthcare, government, and large enterprise, with a greater emphasis on the healthcare market segment. Geographically, the company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.